RT Journal Article SR Electronic A1 Esparza, Daniel T1 JF Romanica Olomucensia YR 2013 VO 25 IS 1 SP 47 OP 59 DO 10.5507/ro.2013.005 UL https://romanica.upol.cz/artkey/rom-201301-0005.php AB The history of surfing origins in Spain is an issue rarely explored as yet. In order to go a step further, the paper explores the Spanish press to find references about surfing. The results have been crucial to know the origins of surfing in Spain: in order to fix dates, events and names. The press articles are classified by categories and all of them are listed in chronological order that could be useful as a databasis to other researchers.